The Barcelona head of external relations confided that even though Pep Guardiola did not put a finger on anyone he was unhappy inside the dressing room.
Legendary Spanish water polo player, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Manuel-c23383 Estiarte, revealed that outgoing Barcelona trainer, Pep Guardiola, was not in the best of moods when he left the Camp Nou dressing room in favour of a sabbatical.
Estiarte has been acting in the position of Director of External relations in the Catalan club’s hierarchy acted as a link between the Blaugrana coach and the players. He claimed that despite the fact that Guardiola did not point any fingers, all was not
well in the composed unit.
Like his close friend Pep, the six Olympic Games veteran is also deserting the Camp Nou-based outfit. The 50-year-old remarked that he had an exceptional four years with La Blaugrana where he was part of the best team in the world at the best club in the
world that boasted the best player on the globe.
"He didn't seem happy to me, and it wasn't anyone's fault, neither the players' nor the club's", he said.
"To leave something so incredible behind, something that can never come back; leaving the best player in the world, the best team in the world and the best club in the world".
With his commitment to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 coming to an end, Estiarte revealed that he felt underappreciated in Catalunya. Continuing on the topic, he slammed the club’s hierarchy for failing to understand his contribution to the club and the hard work he put in for
the welfare of the unit.
He added that it was heartbreaking to read comments about himself by the people in the club who did not know him and point fingers in his direction for no reason what so ever.
"I concluded that they hadn't understood anything about what I've done, about how I've gone about it, and they didn't want to understand either. People who don't even know me have been talking about me".
Estiarte had the difficult job of keeping communication lines open between the players and the managers, a task that was made difficult by the fact that he was good friends with Guardiola.
Nevertheless, the outgoing executive claimed that he did his http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 to his level best and has nothing to regret after four years of service.
However, the 1996 Atlanta games winner criticise the club for their undue pressure of Guardiola for success.
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